Scott,

I need to study music that I don't know well. Up until recently if my choice was country or nothing, silence would win out every time. I couldn't name a country artist outside of the old guard like Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, etc.... And a few that are more country rock. When I first heard the name Lady Antebellum, I thought it was a joke. I mean, what is Bellum and why are they against it?

All these guys that look like a thumb with a cowboy hat, all these girls with all the blond hair.... they all look and sound the same to me.

BUT....

It's the hottest genre out there right now, and if I am truly going to continue my pursuit of the bucket list item of having a song played on the radio and performed by someone real, it will likely be a country song.

So, call it research.

I am using the new 1040XTRAEZ form this year. It has just 2 lines.

1. How much did you make in 2023?
2. Send it to us.